Director/PDMR Shareholding
Costain Group PLC announced director dealings where Non-Executive Director Fiona MacAulay purchased 4,169 ordinary shares at £1.79 each, increasing her holding to 10,516 shares. Chief Executive Officer Alex Vaughan transferred 415,015 ordinary shares to his spouse at nil cost following the exercise of LTIP and SDP awards, retaining 985,752 shares, which represents 0.4% of the issued share capital and a total beneficial shareholding of 764% of salary.
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The Company announces that Fiona MacAulay, Non-Executive Director, has purchased 4,169 Ordinary Shares in the Company at £1.79 per share on 29 April 2026. Her resulting shareholding in the Company is 10,516 shares representing 0.003% of the Company's issued share capital.
Further to the previous Director/PCA Dealing announcement on 22 April 2026, Alex Vaughan, Chief Executive Officer, has decided to retain the balance of his shares following the exercise of his awards under the Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and Share Deferral Plan (SDP), which vested on 8 April 2026 and 9 April 2026 respectively. Following the sale of sufficient shares to cover the income tax and NI liability arising on exercise (and detailed in the previous announcement), the remaining 415,015 shares were transferred to his spouse on 29 April 2026. Following the transaction, Alex's resulting shareholding in the Company is 985,752 shares, representing 0.4% of the Company's issued share capital. Together with his qualifying LTIP and SDP options, the total value of Alex's beneficial shareholding is 764% of salary (Executive Directors shareholding guideline is 200% of salary).
Notification of Dealing Form
| a) | Name | FIONA MACAULAY | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position /status | NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (PDMR) | ||||
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | INITIAL NOTIFICATION | ||||
| 3. | Details of the Issuer | |||||
| a) | Name | COSTAIN GROUP PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI code | 213800PKIJBZ2EDTKC88 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | ORDINARY SHARES OF 1 PENCE EACH ISIN: GB00B64NSP76 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | PURCHASE OF 4,169 SHARES | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 29 April 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | XLON | ||||
| Notification of Dealing Form | ||||||
| a) | Name | ALEXANDER JOHN VAUGHAN | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position /status | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/PDMR | ||||
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | INITIAL NOTIFICATION | ||||
| 3. | Details of the Issuer | |||||
| a) | Name | COSTAIN GROUP PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI code | 213800PKIJBZ2EDTKC88 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | ORDINARY SHARES OF 1 PENCE EACH ISIN: GB00B64NSP76 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | TRANSFER OF 415,015 SHARES TO SPOUSE | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil Cost 415,015 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 29 April 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE | ||||
| Notification of Dealing Form | ||||||
| a) | Name | ALEXANDER JOHN VAUGHAN/ALICE MARY VAUGHAN | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position /status | PCA to CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/PDMR | ||||
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | INITIAL NOTIFICATION | ||||
| 3. | Details of the Issuer | |||||
| a) | Name | COSTAIN GROUP PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI code | 213800PKIJBZ2EDTKC88 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | ORDINARY SHARES OF 1 PENCE EACH ISIN: GB00B64NSP76 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | TRANSFER OF 415,015 SHARES TO SPOUSE | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) Volume(s) Nil Cost 415,015 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 29 April 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE | ||||
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